Every entry x of a 4x4 magic square is represented by a visualisation of the bit sequence of x-1:
| x-1 bit sequence |
0 0000 | 1 0001 | 2 0010 | 3 0011 |
4 0100 | 5 0101 | 6 0110 | 7 0111 |
8 1000 | 9 1001 | 10 1010 | 11 1011 |
12 1100 | 13 1101 | 14 1110 | 15 1111 |
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The pattern belonging to a single 4x4 magic square will be repeated twelve times in a 3x4-scheme.